That said, some roboticists are striving to 'bridge the uncanny valley,' working on ever-more sophisticated humanoid faces. |
Over 160 robots were entered in the contest, with participants ranging from elementary school students to full-time roboticists. |
In real life, creativity is a trait that roboticists and computer scientists dearly desire to design into their machines. |
What the book really illustrates is the diversity of approaches that roboticists take when deciding on how to build a thinking robot. |
Really though, I think roboticists would do much better to focus on developing more automatons for the house. |
Roboticists insist, with some credibility, that their creations will be smarter and more able than humans in a few decades. |